IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Deerfield
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2013NY085002
  • User Pedon ID: S2013NY085002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2013NY085002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 14N0346
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 79441
  • User Project ID: 2017, claimed
  • Project Name: MLRA 144A 149B - Soil Microbial Diversity in Urban Environments
  • Print Date: 5/11/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location In Web Soil Survey
  • AOI is roughly a square mile and pedon is marked in the center.
  • Location in SoilWeb
  • Location in Google Maps
  • Std. Latitude: 40.6087000
  • Std. Longitude: -74.1797917
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Richmond County, New York in the borough of Staten Island approximately 475 feet east of South Avenue and 150 feet south of Edward Curry Avenue in a wooded area.
  • Map Unit: DfA—Deerfield loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes
  • State: New York
  • County: NY085—Richmond
  • MLRA: 149B—Long Island-Cape Cod Coastal Lowland
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NY085—Richmond County, New York
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40074-E2—Arthur Kill, New York

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jacob Isleib
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Mesic, coated Aquodic Quartzipsamments
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Deerfield
  • PSC - 32 to 107 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/28/2017
  • Classifier - Donald Parizek
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Deerfield
  • Taxonomic Class - Mixed, mesic Aquic Udipsamments
  • Taxon Kind - taxadjunct
  • PSC - 32 to 107 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/30/2013
  • Classifier - Jacob Isleib
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Pedon Vegetation and Crop Cover Information:
  • Forest Understory Veg. Type - shrub
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: eolian deposits and/or glaciofluvial deposits
  • Landscape: outwash plain
  • Landform: terrace
  • Geomorphic Component Terraces: riser
  • Geomorphic Component Flats: rise
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Ksat Class Upper: very high
  • Ksat Class Lower: high
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: yes

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/30/2013 (actual site observation date)
  • Data Collector: Jacob Isleib, Edwin Muniz
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Current Weather - overcast
  • Current Air Temp - 8
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ACRU

    BEPO

    CLAL3

    NYSY

    PHAU7

    QUAL

    QUBI

    QUPA2

    QURU

    SAAL5

    SMTA2

    VACO

    Acer rubrum

    Betula populifolia

    Clethra alnifolia

    Nyssa sylvatica

    Phragmites australis

    Quercus alba

    Quercus bicolor

    Quercus palustris

    Quercus rubra

    Sassafras albidum

    Smilax tamnoides

    Vaccinium corymbosum

    red maple

    gray birch

    coastal sweetpepperbush

    blackgum

    common reed

    white oak

    swamp white oak

    pin oak

    northern red oak

    sassafras

    bristly greenbrier

    highbush blueberry

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    redox concentrations

    redox depletions with chroma 2 or less

    0—10

    32—103

    55—103

    —10—

    —71—

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    Setting and Climate
    Slope Slope Length USLE Upslope Length Elev. Corr. Elev Aspect MAP REAP FFD MAAT MSAT MWAT MAST MSST MWST MFFP PE Index Climate Station ID Climate Station Name Climate Station Type
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

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    270

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    Oi—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 2.5/2) slightly decomposed plant material; structureless massive; many very fine roots throughout and many medium roots throughout and many fine roots throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH indicator solutions; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 14N01809; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Oe1—1 to 2 centimeters (0.4 to 0.8 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 2.5/2) moderately decomposed plant material; structureless massive; many very fine roots throughout and many medium roots throughout and many fine roots throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH indicator solutions; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 14N01810; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Oe2—2 to 7 centimeters (0.8 to 2.8 inches); black (7.5YR 2.5/1) moderately decomposed plant material; weak fine granular structure; friable; many very fine roots throughout and many medium roots throughout and many fine roots throughout and common coarse roots throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH indicator solutions; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 14N01811; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    AE—7 to 10 centimeters (2.8 to 3.9 inches); 65 percent black (7.5YR 2.5/1) and 35 percent reddish gray (2.5YR 6/1) highly organic loamy sand; weak fine granular structure; very friable; many very fine roots throughout and many medium roots throughout and many fine roots throughout and many coarse roots throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH indicator solutions; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 14N01812; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bhs—10 to 20 centimeters (3.9 to 7.9 inches); 85 percent very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2) and 15 percent reddish gray (2.5YR 6/1) loamy sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common very fine roots throughout and many medium roots throughout and common fine roots throughout and many coarse roots throughout; common very fine irregular and common fine irregular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, pH indicator solutions; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 14N01813; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bw1—20 to 32 centimeters (7.9 to 12.6 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) loamy sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common very fine roots throughout and many medium roots throughout and common fine roots throughout and many coarse roots throughout; few fine irregular pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH indicator solutions; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 14N01814; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bw2—32 to 46 centimeters (12.6 to 18.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) loamy sand; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; few very fine roots throughout and common medium roots throughout and few fine roots throughout and common coarse roots throughout; few very fine irregular pores; 2 percent coarse distinct yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH indicator solutions; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 14N01815; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    BC1—46 to 55 centimeters (18.1 to 21.7 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) sand; structureless massive; very friable; common medium roots throughout and few fine roots throughout; 20 percent fine prominent red (2.5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH indicator solutions; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 14N01816; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    BC2—55 to 72 centimeters (21.7 to 28.3 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) sand; structureless massive; very friable; few medium roots throughout and few fine roots throughout; 5 percent fine prominent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 20 percent coarse prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 25 percent medium prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH indicator solutions; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 14N01817; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    BC3—72 to 82 centimeters (28.3 to 32.3 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) sand; structureless massive; very friable; few fine roots throughout; 20 percent coarse prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 35 percent very coarse prominent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH indicator solutions; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 14N01818; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    BCg—82 to 95 centimeters (32.3 to 37.4 inches); 65 percent olive gray (5Y 5/2) and 35 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loamy sand; structureless massive; friable; common medium roots throughout; 10 percent fine prominent reticulate yellowish red (5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH indicator solutions; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 14N01819; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Cg—95 to 103 centimeters (37.4 to 40.6 inches); 60 percent greenish gray (5GY 5/1) and 40 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sand; structureless massive; very friable; 15 percent medium prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH indicator solutions; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 14N01820; very moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Ab—103 to 107 centimeters (40.6 to 42.1 inches); very dark gray (7.5YR 3/1) loamy sand; structureless massive; very friable; common very fine roots throughout and common medium roots throughout and common fine roots throughout; 3 percent medium prominent reticulate greenish gray (5GY 6/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH indicator solutions; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 14N01821; very moist when described; observed in pit, small
    C'g1—107 to 145 centimeters (42.1 to 57.1 inches); 60 percent gray (5Y 5/1) and 40 percent dark gray (5Y 4/1) sand; structureless massive; very friable; fragments. Lab sample # 14N01822; wet, satiated when described; observed in auger, bucket. Free water
    C'g2—145 to 170 centimeters (57.1 to 66.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) oxidized and dark greenish gray (10Y 4/1) sand; structureless massive; very friable; fragments. Lab sample # 14N01823; wet, satiated when described; observed in auger, bucket